Ganga : The Holy River

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Profile in literature. 3. Gangadhara form of Siva. 4. Ganga at Haridvara. 5. Forms of Ganga. 6. Projection in art. 7. Foreigner\'s account. Sri Gangastakam. Arati of Ganga.

"Ganga is one of the most sacred rivers of the country, which is said to have been brought on earth by Bhagiratha, of the solar race, in order to redeem his ancestors who had been reduced to ashes by the sage Kapila. Since then she is purifying the people on earth."